UK opens new chapter in digital regulation as parliament passes Online Safety Bill | TechCrunch
UK opens new chapter in digital regulation as parliament passes Online Safety Bill | TechCrunch
Controversial UK legislation that brings in a new regime of content moderation rules for online platforms and services -- establishing the comms watchdog Controversial UK legislation that brings in a new regime of content moderation rules for online platforms and services has been passed by parliame...
The idea of giving passport / ID info to porn (or other adult-oriented) sites is not appealing. Imagine if it gets leaked, it'd be a massive blackmail trove.
Maybe a workable solution would be something similar to how it works for most mobile internet providers? So you confirm your age to the ISP and then your entire connection has adult service interaction enabled.
Fucking ridiculous though that this has been approved in such a vague state. I wonder if the tories will find a way to weaponise it before election next year to maintain power. Fuuuuuuck a whole more year of these fucking privileged thieving incompetent fuckheads. Sorry for all the fucks, these are my last fucks to give.
I assume it was only implemented under the provision that it doesn't apply to MPs, Lords or any of their special pals.
Idiots.
Oh I see you've met them
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The proposed legislation continued swelling in scope as a grab-bag of additional duties and requirements got bolted on in response to a smorgasbord of safety concerns reaching policymakers’ ears, whether related to trolling, scam ads, deepfake porn or (most recently) animal cruelty.
Another major strand of controversy is focused on the potential impact on web security and privacy as the bill hands sweeping powers to Ofcom to require platforms to scan message content for illegal material.
In the event, the government appears to have steered out of a direct clash with mainstream messaging services like WhatsApp by fudging the encryption issue with a carefully worded ministerial statement earlier this month.
Additionally, there is concern the bill will lead to a mass age-gating of the UK internet as web services seek to shrink their liability by forcing users to confirm they are old enough to view content that might be deemed inappropriate for minors.
Balancing the demands of child safety campaigners for a totally safe Internet and the concerns of digital, civil liberties and human rights groups that the legislation does not trample on hard won democratic freedoms will now be Ofcom’s problem.
In a brief statement the UK’s new web content sheriff gave no hint of the complex challenges that lie ahead — merely welcoming the bill’s passage through parliament and stating that it stands ready to implement the new rulebook.
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Balancing the demands of child safety campaigners for a totally safe Internet and the concerns of digital, civil liberties and human rights groups that the legislation does not trample on hard won democratic freedoms will now be Ofcom’s problem
Hospital pass
Hope the UK citizens like their new internet overloaded. Some of the dumbest shit ever.